From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

After hearing this, the gloomy expression on Uchiha Fugaku's face dissipated a little. He looked helpless and nodded, saying, "Of course I know that Hokage-sama would not do such a thing, but..."

After a pause, Uchiha Fugaku added, "But I can't explain this to my clansmen."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, feeling helpless. Orochimaru, that bastard... I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted at the beginning. I should have captured him and handed him over to the Uchiha. Perhaps the storm would have subsided soon.

But it was just a thought in his mind. When facing Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the young child he once was...

Maybe it was because I was the Hokage and didn't have much time to teach him the principles of life, which led him to go down this evil path.

In fact, when Sarutobi Hiruzen thinks about it now, he should have noticed that something was wrong with Orochimaru a long time ago.

Ever since he started hanging out with Danzo Shimura, we should have taken him seriously.

It was just that things kept happening one after another, and he was always busy. In the end, he was unable to "help" Orochimaru, which led to the situation like this.

He really felt guilty.

Coupled with many complicated emotions, in the end, he failed to attack Orochimaru.

Orochimaru seemed to have figured everything out and left calmly.

As for the Uchiha Fugaku in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen had a pretty good relationship with him, at least it was like that before. Uchiha Fugaku was indeed not a rebel. As the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, he was unable to really "stand up" until the night of the clan extermination.

With his strength of the Mangekyō Sharingan, he has some ability to resist.

But he chose to wait for death.

In fact, Uchiha Fugaku was an indecisive guy, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was somewhat the same.

Neither of them can escape responsibility for the final tragedy.

After a moment of silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "I will give you an explanation. After this, when I have dealt with the final consequences of the war, I will step down as the Third Hokage..."

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could finish his words, the office door was suddenly pushed open and a tall figure walked in from outside, looking hurried.

The guy had white hair and a forehead protector with the word "Oil" on it. It was Jiraiya.

Originally, Zilai was living happily outside, being a best-selling author, searching for the child of destiny, drinking and bragging all day long, doing some dirty things, treating it as collecting folk songs, and living a very happy life.

As a result, we suddenly heard that Orochimaru defected from Konoha?

And he also killed many members of the Uchiha clan?

When he heard the news, his first reaction was disbelief, and then he immediately chose to return to Konoha to see what was going on!

Orochimaru is his good friend!

Leaving Konoha and defecting from Konoha are two completely different concepts.

People like him and Tsunade, although they no longer serve as "Konoha Ninjas", at least on the surface, are in "reserve" or "retired" status. Even if something really happens to Konoha, they can't really just ignore it.

But Orochimaru is different. Not to mention retiring, he has become a traitor!

Became the enemy of Konoha!

"Old man, what's going on with Orochimaru?" Jiraiya asked as soon as he entered the door.

Looking at his expression, you can tell that he is very unhappy now.

Although Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't finish his words, Uchiha Fugaku had already gotten the answer he wanted.

As mentioned before, he is a somewhat indecisive person, just like Sarutobi Hiruzen. Even though the situation has reached this point, the Uchiha clan is enraged.

But Uchiha Fugaku still had certain fantasies and expectations about Konoha and the future.

He also thought that perhaps these conflicts could be properly resolved after all.

People like them usually only react when they are truly desperate, but by then, even if they react, there is no way to save the situation, right?

"Sir Sandaime, I won't bother you any more. I hope you can remember my reply just now. We, the Uchiha clan, are waiting for you." Uchiha Fugaku said softly.

After saying this, he gestured to Sarutobi Hiruzen, turned around and left.

Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Uchiha Fugaku close the door, then looked at Jiraiya and said, "What did you hear?"

"I heard that Orochimaru defected? He also killed more than a dozen members of the Uchiha clan's security department and is now an S-rank traitor in Konoha..." Jiraiya said quickly. Then, he asked, "Just now... Is there some hidden secret behind this?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and then explained: "There is no hidden secret, but everyone in the Uchiha clan thinks that I was behind this incident with Orochimaru... Just as you heard, Orochimaru defected and he did indeed do these things."

"It's really not you?" Jiraiya asked in surprise.

On the way here, he had indeed thought about this possibility. After all, the conflict between the Hokage lineage and the Uchiha clan was well known.

After becoming Hokage, Sarutobi-sensei did undergo some changes...

Power, conspiracy, these things are always accompanied by darkness. Jiraiya understood this, but he was just too lazy to get involved. This was also one of the reasons why he left Konoha. Otherwise, with his status, he could actually compete for the position of Hokage.

In the original story, after the Konoha collapse plan and Sarutobi Hiruzen's death, Konoha's leaders hoped Jiraiya would become Hokage. However, Jiraiya ultimately pushed Tsunade to take the blame. …

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flashed with anger and he said, "Even you doubt me?"

Jiraiya knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly said, "No, I was just a little anxious..."

"No matter how despicable I am, I will never let my disciples do such a thing!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said angrily. Jiraiya apologized again and asked, "What happened next?" "Then, there was no later. Orochimaru escaped." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Where did he go (bccj)? I'm going to find him and ask him face to face!" Jiraiya said directly.

"I don't know. He should have left the Land of Fire." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. After a brief pause, he continued, "But I guess he's hanging out with that bastard Diarmuid. I should have thought of him when they were friends, but I was too busy to properly communicate with Orochimaru..."

At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Jiraiya again and said in a deep voice, "You don't have such plans, do you?"

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then said, "How is that possible? Diarmuid and I can only be friends in our hobbies. Our pursuits and ideals are completely different. Otherwise, would I have shared his news and intelligence with the village?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen only asked this question, not really suspecting anything. He knew that Jiraiya was completely different from Orochimaru. Without saying anything, Jiraiya continued to ask, "Have you found the Yorozuya's base?"

"No, I haven't looked for him before. After all, doing this kind of thing is a bit of a provocation to that guy." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.

"Then we have to start looking now. I also want to find Orochimaru and ask him clearly in person." Jiraiya said in a deep voice.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. He had not wanted to provoke Diarmait before, and he felt there was no need to look for him.

But now, Orochimaru has run away and become an S-rank traitor of Konoha. It is only right and reasonable to look for the base of the Yorozuya.

The two of them were silent for a while, and then Jiraiya asked, "When I came in just now, I seemed to hear some extraordinary conversation?"

"It's nothing big. According to the original plan, I was going to step down as the Third Hokage after the war." Sarutobi Hiruzen said directly without hiding anything.

Jiraiya was silent for a long time. After thinking about it, he found that there was no need to stop it and there was no better way.

"Then what? Have you reached a compromise deal with the Uchiha clan? Will the next generation Hokage be chosen from them?" Jiraiya thought about it and asked.

Although he felt that this kind of thing was too far-fetched and should not happen, after all, Uchiha Fugaku and the old man had obviously had a py transaction just now.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and continued, "As for me, I would like to transfer power peacefully with the Uchiha clan and work together to promote their further integration with the village. But unfortunately, even if I were the Hokage, I can't do this. As planned, the position of the Fourth Hokage will be handed over to Minato."

Jiraiya nodded. This was in line with the current situation of the village. Then, seeing that the atmosphere was too depressing, he deliberately made a joke: "Hahaha, then in this way, wouldn't I become the Hokage's teacher? It feels even more powerful. From the Hokage's disciple, to the Hokage's teacher, hahaha..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Jiraiya said this on purpose to liven up the atmosphere, so he didn't spoil the fun and laughed along.

But after these two sounds, both of them became embarrassed again.

For a moment, no one knew what to say.

After a long moment, Jiraiya said, "Forget it. There's nothing more to say now that things have come to this. Well, I'm leaving now. I'm going to find Orochimaru and that bastard Diarmuid to see what they're up to!" Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of stopping Jiraiya. He knew better than to say that he couldn't stop him, nor could he persuade him. He could only say, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, Orochimaru won't kill me even if he goes crazy. As for Diarmait... I have a good relationship with him." Jiraiya said confidently.

That's exactly the truth.

Orochimaru only had the thought of killing Jiraiya once, and that was during the Second Ninja World War when Jiraiya was seriously injured and he wanted to help Jiraiya get rid of his injuries.

But Jiraiya confidently gave him a 'yeah' sign, and at that moment, Orochimaru gave up the idea of ​​helping him free.

That was also the only time that Orochimaru wanted to kill Jiraiya, but his purpose was actually to help Jiraiya and not let him continue to suffer.

From then on, Orochimaru could no longer "kill" Jiraiya. Whether it was him, Tsunade, or Jiraiya, even if the three of them had been separated for many years, in the final analysis... it was each other, no one could bring themselves to kill him.

And in terms of strength alone, Jiraiya is indeed stronger than Orochimaru.

As for Diarmait, Jiraiya felt that as long as he didn't provoke him... it should be fine.

I'll just go and ask, you won't beat me to death, right?

Jiraiya left Konoha just as quickly as he had arrived. A few days later, Konoha saw a shift in power. The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, officially stepped down, and was replaced by the war hero, Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, as the Fourth Hokage.

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Chapter 554: Possessing the power of God, but not knowing it!

The Land of Rain is a country full of disasters.

Perhaps it is for this reason that this country has been crying all year round.

The tears of the sky linger here for a long time.

Therefore, the Rain Country can also be said to be a huge swamp country. Rain accumulates all year round, and countless rainwater turns into large and small water streams and rivers, and eventually gathers into a huge inland lake in the Rain Country.

The entire inland lake is not far from the Hidden Rain Village. At the same time, this huge inland lake is connected to the boundless ocean at its deepest point.

This is also the reason why, even though it has been raining all the time, the Rain Country has not been flooded by the immeasurable rain.

The complex water system eventually formed the laws of nature.

Endless life.

Of course, there are times when it doesn't rain in the Rain Country, but even so, there are almost never any truly sunny days in the Rain Country.

Even if it doesn't rain, the sky in this country is still gloomy.

And today is a day without rain.

Akatsuki is an association in the Land of Rain that became active after the Second Shinobi World War.

As of now, Akatsuki is still quite powerful. They have the support of a large number of people in the Rain Country, and many ninjas who are tired of war have joined.

This organization claims to be a peace organization, and in fact, it is. They have been committed to the post-war reconstruction of the Rain Kingdom.

But the successive wars will definitely cause destruction faster than annihilation, so the workload is quite heavy.

However, they still enjoy it and can find a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from it.

Not only that, Akatsuki also has a lofty ideal pursuit, which is to achieve mutual understanding through communication between people and exchanges between countries, and ultimately realize the great dream of world peace.

Ideals and dreams should never be something to be ridiculed.

Even though it looks so illusory, it also carries some naiveté and unrealistic elements.

But it still shouldn't be ridiculed.